
Niamh Fennelly
Of Counsel |
Dublin
+353 1 920 1392
[email protected]
Ten Earlsfort Terrace
Dublin 2
D02 T380
Ireland
Niamh Fennelly is of counsel in our Employment Group.
Niamh leads the knowledge function within the Employment Group and has significant experience advising clients across all areas of employment law. She is responsible for legal, regulatory and commercial awareness; horizon-scanning for clients; education (internal and client) via training and tailored legal and regulatory updates; and the development of precedents. Niamh regularly presents at seminars on a range of employment law topics and authors industry briefings and alerts on key developments.
Insights Blog

Restriction on use of NDAs in employment equality claims now law
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Bill which allows for the postponement of maternity leave and restricts the use of NDAs to become law
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New employment permits legislation to come into force on 2 September 2024
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Parent's leave extended to nine weeks from 1 August 2024
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Employment Permits Act signed into law
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